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Term
Evaporation
Definition
Condensation
The process through which water
changes from a gas to a liquid.
Precipitation
Water that falls from clouds as rain,
snow, sleet or hail.
Clouds
Groups of tiny water droplets or ice
crystals in the sky.
Clouds formation
When cooling air causes the water
vapor to condense and form liquid
water droplets or ice crystals.
Surface Run-off
Water that flows over the land and
into a body of water.
The process through which water
changes from a liquid to a gas.
Illustration
What else?
Infiltration
When water on the surface “soaks”
into the soil and goes underground.
Ground Water
Water that exists underground, below
the soil.
Transpiration
The evaporation of water through
plants leaves.
Solar Energy
Energy that radiates from the Sun; it
“powers” the water cycle
Absorption
When matter “captures” something
Water Vapor
The gaseous form of water.